Using predefined Access Templates
Active Roles offers an extensive suite of preconfigured Access Templates that represent typical administrative roles, enabling the correct level of administrative authority to be delegated quickly and consistently.
The predefined Access Templates are located in containers under Configuration/Access Templates in theActive Roles console. You can display a list of Access Templates in the details pane by expanding Configuration | Access Templates and then selecting one of these containers in the console tree:
- Active Directory
- Azure
- AD LDS (ADAM)
- Computer Resources
- Configuration
- Exchange
- Starling
- User Interfaces
- User Self-management
Active Directory
You can use Access Templates from the Active Directory container to delegate Active Directory data management tasks and Active Directory service management tasks, such as:
- User and group management
- Management of computer, printer queue, or shared folder objects
- Forest and domain configuration management
This container includes templates that allow for a wide range of administrative tasks and templates that limit access to selected properties of Active Directory objects.
Azure
Azure
You can use Access Templates from the Azure container to delegate management tasks on containers performing Azure related operations, such as:
- Azure Configuration in hybrid environment
- Azure user management tasks in hybrid environment
- Azure contact management tasks in hybrid environment
- Azure group management tasks in hybrid environment
- Office 365 group management tasks in Azure AD
AD LDS (ADAM)
You can use Access Templates from the AD LDS (ADAM) container to delegate data management tasks on the following object types in Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS):
- AD LDS Container
- AD LDS Group
- AD LDS Organizational Unit (OU)
- AD LDS User
For instructions on how to view or set permissions on AD LDS objects, refer to the AD LDS Data Management chapter, later in this document.